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About Founder Blue
Founder Blue is a timeless, medium blue with cool blue undertones. This cool shade has an LRV of 19 and absorbs most light, making it ideal for creating intimate, cozy atmospheres or as an accent.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Nippon Paint colors with the same hue and saturation as Founder Blue, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Founder Blue
- Brand
- Nippon Paint
- Code
- NP PB 1527D
- Hex
- #3C7EBA
- RGB
- 60, 126, 186
- HSL
- 209, 51%, 48%
- CMYK
- 68, 32, 0, 27Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 51.2, -1.5, -37.7
- CSS
- --nippon-paint-founder-blue
- LRV
- 19 (Medium)
- Undertone
- Cool Blue
- Temperature
- cool
- Family
- blue
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
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Similar Colors & Cross-Brand Matches
Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
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